Some campaigners are concerned that calls for a new post-lockdown legal right that would ensure at least one relative or friend can always have contact with patients in hospitals or care settings could “normalise restrictive practices.” A new law that would place a duty on health and care providers to allow a service user to…
Campaigners Concerned Post-COVID Care Visitation Law Could ‘Hardwire Restrictions’
Culture Wars Creating Increasing Dependence on Authority, Human Rights Barrister Says
The “choppy seas of the culture wars”are creating an increasing dependence on authority, a human rights barrister has said. Speaking to NTD’s “British Thought Leaders” programme, Anna Loutfi, barrister and head of legal at the Bad Law Project, said the insecurity people feel during the “highly polarized” political climate is not only blocking people from speaking…
UK Rolls Out Wegovy Weight-Loss Jab in £40 Million Pilot
A £40 million pilot scheme will be launched to increase access to the Wegovy weight-loss drug in the National Health Service (NHS), it has been announced. The two-year pilot will explore ways to make obesity drugs easier to access, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said on Wednesday. The scheme is part of…
BBC Is Biased ‘On Occasion,’ Says UK Culture Secretary
The UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has told a group of MPs that the BBC is biased on occasion, but refused to give any specific examples. In her first appearance before the Culture, Media, and Sport Committee since she took up the post in February, Frazer said that she was a supporter of the BBC…
Labour’s VAT on Private School Fees Will Raise Very Little Revenue: Report
Labour’s strategy of adding VAT to private school fees has been questioned by a think tank that reported the policy to be based on flawed calculations. According to a 2017 Labour’s document called “Funding Britain’s Future” (pdf), VAT on private school fees would yield £1.6 billion a year, which could be invested in state schools instead….
Aspiring Lawyer, 22, Stabbed to Death by Gang in Case of Mistaken Identity
LONDON—An aspiring lawyer was stabbed to death by a gang intent on violence after he and a friend walked back from a supermarket in north west London after buying groceries, a jury has been told. On Wednesday the Old Bailey was told Sven Badzak, 22, suffered fatal injuries after being attacked on Feb. 6, 2021…
Aspiring Lawyer, 22, Stabbed to Death by Gang in Case of ‘Mistaken Identity,’ Jury Told
LONDON—An aspiring lawyer was stabbed to death by a gang intent on violence after he and a friend walked back from a supermarket in north west London after buying groceries, a jury has been told. On Wednesday the Old Bailey was told Sven Badzak, 22, suffered fatal injuries after being attacked on Feb. 6, 2021,…
Hillary Clinton’s Nonprofit Donated $300,000 to Just Stop Oil Funders
Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s organisation has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Climate Emergency Fund, which finances the eco-activists Just Stop Oil. According to tax documents (pdf), Onward Together has donated $300,000 to the Los Angeles-based Climate Emergency Fund. According to InfluenceWatch, Onward Together was created in the wake of Clinton’s loss to…
Peppa Pig Post Bidding Children ‘Happy Pride Month’ Sparks Parental Backlash
Parents have voiced their disapproval toward the popular British children’s series Peppa Pig for wishing its fans a “Happy Pride Month” on social media. The animated character was featured alongside her family and friends making the proclamation under a recumbent rainbow on its official Instagram page on June 1, also noting “Here’s to celebrating love.”…
Children’s Doctors Call for Disposable Vapes Ban
Paediatricians are calling for a ban on disposable vapes, warning that “youth vaping is fast becoming an epidemic among children.” In response to a government consultation on e-cigarettes, which closes on Tuesday, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) warned that e-cigarettes “are not a risk-free product and can be just as addictive,…
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